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HANSARDEngagementsWe may have a principled disagreement on this: I believe, and we believe, that if someone comes to this country illegally, they should not be able to stay and they should be…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman talks about the cost of living, but perhaps he can explain to the Scottish people why it is that, while the UK Conservative Government are cutting their taxes,…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsI am grateful to the Patient Safety Commissioner and her team for their work on this important issue—one that I know my right hon. Friend has spoken about in the past. Of course,…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsI thank my right hon. Friend and colleagues from all parts of the House for their campaigning over many years on this issue. As I said, it is right not only that we extend our…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsWhen it comes to illegal migrants, we need to have a system whereby, if someone comes here illegally, they should not be able to stay. My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsOf course, we want to see every child thrive at school, which is why we have tripled the amount going into special educational needs for capital places and put more money into…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsLet us look at that record. In the NHS, we have record funding; record numbers of doctors and nurses; a record number of appointments; and higher cancer survival rates. But what…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe will continue to take a robust and proactive approach towards our relationship with China, rooted in the UK’s national interest and values. The National Security Act 2023…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe best way to ensure that we continue to fund the NHS, as we have, is not to make £28 billion of unfunded spending commitments. Just this morning, independent Treasury officials…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs ever, the right hon. and learned Gentleman conveniently forgets the impact of a pandemic on NHS dentistry; it was specifically because of the close proximity nature of dental…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsI know the thoughts of the House and the country are with the King and his family. We wish His Majesty a speedy recovery and look forward to him resuming his public-facing duties…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsActually, the Minister for Disabled People, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Mims Davies), is going to do a fantastic job, because she cares passionately about this…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsI think the hon. Lady was talking about the report on Teesworks, as far as I can see. What that report noted was that the pace and scope of the regeneration had had a…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsI know the whole House will join me in commending my hon. Friend for his bravery in sharing his story and I can absolutely assure him that we take this issue incredibly seriously.…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsIt is in fact criminal gangs that are exploiting vulnerable people and leading many of them to lose their lives as they make these dangerous crossings. Conservative Members think…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Here in England we have a plan when it comes to education, where we are marching up the league tables, and we have virtually eliminated…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsAs ever, my hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for Wylfa and the nuclear industry. I can confirm to her that Wylfa is a candidate for the new nuclear site and one of a number of…07 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsMy right hon. Friend is right to point out that since 2010 we have delivered 2.5 million additional homes, and we are on track to deliver 1 million just in this Parliament and…31 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsWe are actually delivering benefits for people across Scotland, not least the new free trade deals that are opening up markets for Scottish exporters, freeports that are…31 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that she has done to bring attention to so-called one-punch manslaughter and to highlight the anguish that—as she knows well—those…31 Jan 2024